2008 S&E indicators out

The Computing Research Policy Blog points out that the the latest version of the NSB’s Science and Engineering Indicators report is out. It comes with a companion policy recommendation document, Research and Development: Essential Foundation for US Competitiveness in a Global Economy.

You can read the whole thing online, or just skim the executive overview. Here are some of the highlights the CRA teased out

world science and engineering activities are shifting from the US and Europe, the traditional leaders, to Asia.

China’s PhD attainment is on a steep up curve but is still significantly below the US

There has been an increase in S&E bachelors degrees in the US in all fields EXCEPT computing

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